Appeal No. 2002-1191 Application No. 09/101,175 CONCLUSION The Examiner’s rejections of claims 21 to 24, 27 to 29, 32, 33, 35, 37 and 40 to 44 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of Makino and Furutani; claims 30 and 34 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of Makino, Furutani and either Holfelder or Friese; and claim 31 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of Makino, Furutani, Murase and/or Mase, are affirmed. 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007